Smile Hair Clinic - Istanbul

Smile Hair Clinic - Istanbul

5.0 rating from 411 reviews
Practice Information
Tatlisu, Alptekin Cd. No:15, 34774 Umraniye, Istanbul,

About the Practice

Medical DirectorMehmet Erdogan, MD

Doctors & Other Staff Members

222 Before & After Photos

411 Smile Hair Clinic - Istanbul Reviews

Practical265961
Hair Transplant29 days post-opJuly 1, 2025
Professional, Transparent and Supportive
Witty148893
FUE Hair Transplant29 days post-opJune 30, 2025
I’ve Already Told All My Friends—Here’s Why
Sincere416177
FUE Hair Transplant28 days post-opJune 30, 2025
"Excellent Experience at Smile Clinic Istanbul - Highly Recommended for Hair Transplant!"
Passionate570551
Hair Transplant5 months post-opJune 29, 2025
Hair Transplant Journey
Adventurous305830
Hair Transplant26 days post-opJune 28, 2025
A Great Experience
Vivid112125
Hair Transplant3 days post-opJune 28, 2025
Great Experience
Resourceful918379
Hair Transplant1 month post-opJune 27, 2025
Super happy with my results!
Courageous972571
Eyebrow Transplant5 days post-opJune 25, 2025
Extremely Professional and Helpful
Beautiful819497
Hair Transplant6 months post-opJune 5, 2025
I definitely recommend Smile Hair Clinic!
Tough988298
Hair Transplant4 months post-opMay 29, 2025
Super Happy with Results

9 Answers

A

Thanks for sharing your concerns — they’re totally valid, and it's great that you're approaching this carefully.

To be honest, the photos you've shared don’t give us enough clarity to say definitively how advanced your hair loss is or whether 2,000 grafts would be too much or too little. The best way for us to evaluate that properly is through a standard consultation, where we can review your scalp with better photos and more context. We’d be happy to assess this further if you’d like to submit your case through our regular online process.

That said, a few points based on your questions:

a) Yes — your donor area isn’t exceptionally dense, but a well-executed 2,000 graft extraction should not cause overharvesting if done properly. Of course, it's important to understand what "overharvesting" actually means. Even a small extraction (say 1,000 grafts) can still make the donor area look slightly thinner — especially if you keep your hair very short — because those hairs don’t grow back once harvested. And some tiny scarring is inevitable, no matter how gentle the technique.

Unfortunately, many people throw around the word “overharvest” without fully understanding it. A responsible extraction that causes some visible thinning when shaved down is not necessarily overharvesting — it’s just how donor management works.

b) As for Finasteride — if your hair loss is truly due to androgenetic alopecia, it’s normal not to see dramatic results after just 4 months. That doesn’t mean it’s not working. Hair cycles take time, and results can be delayed. However, if your shedding is driven by something else (like thyroid issues, seborrheic dermatitis, or another hormonal imbalance), then neither Finasteride nor Minoxidil will work well unless the root cause is addressed.

So if you’re unsure about the diagnosis, it might be a good idea to explore it with blood work or a dermatologist first.

Lastly, your note about oily skin — while excess sebum doesn’t directly stop a transplant from succeeding, it can indicate an underlying scalp condition (like seborrheic dermatitis), which should ideally be treated before the procedure for best results.

You’re asking the right questions. If you’d like, we can take a more thorough look — just submit a case through our proper consultation form, and we’ll go from there.

Answered by Dr. BilginJune 26, 2025

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